Imagawa Bridge (Imagawabashi) from "Guide to Famous Spots of Edo Vol. 1"
Compiled by Saitō Chōshū, Painted by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836 (Tempō 5 to Tempō 7) Kaga Collection 256

Located in the immediate vicinity of what is now JR Kanda Railway Station, Imagawabashi connected together Chiyoda Ward's Kaji-chō 1-chōme and Chuō Ward's Nihonbashi Muromachi 4-chōme. In that it was said to be named after a local headman, Imagawa Zen'emon, in Edo times there were many ceramics and chinaware traders in the neighborhood.


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